MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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